Thursday, 23 August 2018

Compensation



For us the day began at 2am - that is My Lady was 
up and watching the Football at Luzhniki Stadium - 
a brave lass, th’ Froggies gave Argentina a 4 - 3 tip 
to put Messi to bed; for me, it was a leisurely lie-in, 
I had four games of Super Rugby to catch up on, if 
& when I arose, given this is another grey Sunday - 
altho’ it isn’t raining there’s no incentive t’ motivate 
oneself beyond leisurely crossword puzzles abed 

But evening has arrived with only th’ tot’s dirt-bike 
songs down the hill t’ spur me into enthusiasm for 
th’ coming School Holidays; but then I’m a retiree, 
and I find watching th’ brushturkey’s antics just as 
entertaining as TV proposes life can be; so, I’ll get 
into gear, make dinner f’ my near-sleeping darling 
© 1 July 2018, I. D. Carswell 

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